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Decision 19/CP.18
Common tabular format for “UNFCCC biennial reporting
guidelines for developed country Parties”
The Conference of the Parties,
Recalling the relevant provisions of the Convention, in particular Articles 4, 5, 7, 10
and 12, and decisions 9/CP.2, 11/CP.4, 4/CP.5, 1/CP.16 and 9/CP.16 on national
communications from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention,
Also recalling that by decision 2/CP.17 it decided that developed country Parties
shall use the “UNFCCC biennial reporting guidelines for developed country Parties”
1
for
the preparation of their first biennial reports, taking into account their national
circumstances, and shall submit their first biennial reports to the secretariat by 1 January
2014,
Further recalling that by decision 2/CP.17 it requested the Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and Technological Advice to develop, taking into account existing international
methodologies, and based on experiences gained in preparing the first biennial reports,
methodologies for reporting financial information, with a view to recommending a decision
on this matter to the Conference of the Parties at its twentieth session,
Recalling that the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice, at its
thirty-sixth session,
2
agreed that the common tabular format will include tables for
information specified in paragraphs 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 22 and 23 of the reporting
guidelines and it may also include tables for information specified in paragraphs, inter alia,
13, 19 and 24 of the reporting guidelines,
1. Adopts the common tabular format for the “UNFCCC biennial reporting
guidelines for developed country Parties” (hereinafter referred to as the reporting
guidelines), as contained in the annex to this decision, noting that developed country
Parties, in accordance with decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 13, shall use the reporting
guidelines for the preparation of their biennial reports and will provide information on all
the elements of the guidelines in these reports;
2. Requests the secretariat to develop a test version of an electronic reporting
application for the common tabular format, for developed country Parties, by May 2013
and to finalize the development by July 2013;
3. Also requests the secretariat to revise the electronic reporting application for
a common tabular format, in accordance with relevant decisions of the Conference of the
Parties and, where applicable, with decisions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the
meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol;
4. Decides that developed country Parties shall use the electronic reporting
application taking into account their national circumstances when preparing and submitting
their biennial reports in accordance with decision 2/CP.17;
5. Encourages developed country Parties to ensure consistency, to the extent
possible, between the information provided in their biennial reports and the national
communications;
1
Contained in decision 2/CP.17, annex I.
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6. Requests Parties to consider the best approach for future reporting on climate
related private finance at the next revision of the reporting guidelines;
7. Takes note of the estimated budgetary implications of the activities to be
undertaken by the secretariat pursuant to the provisions contained in paragraphs 2 and 3
above;
8. Requests that the actions of the secretariat called for in these conclusions be
undertaken subject to the availability of financial resources.
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Annex
1
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The common tabular format will be revised, in accordance with relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties and, where
applicable, with decisions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.
Table 1
Emission trends: summary
Year
Submission
Country
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Base year
a
1990
(Years 1991 to latest
reported year)
Change from base to
latest reported year
(kt CO
2
eq)
(%)
CO
2
emissions including net CO
2
from
LULUCF
CO
2
emissions excluding net CO
2
from
LULUCF
CH
4
emissions including CH
4
from
LULUCF
CH
4
emissions excluding CH
4
from
LULUCF
N
2
O emissions including N
2
O from
LULUCF
N
2
O emissions excluding N
2
O from
LULUCF
HFCs
PFCs
SF
6
Total (including LULUCF)
Total (excluding LULUCF)
GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND
SINK CATEGORIES
Base year
a
1990
(Years 1991 to latest
reported year)
Change from base to
latest reported year
(kt CO
2
eq)
(%)
1. Energy
2. Industrial processes
3. Solvent and other product use
4. Agriculture
5. Land use, land-use change and
forestry
b
6. Waste
7. Other
Total (including LULUCF)
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Notes:
(1) Further detailed information could be found in the common reporting format tables of the Party’s greenhouse gas inventory, namely
“Emission trends (CO
2
)”, “Emission trends (CH
4
)”, “Emission trends (N
2
O)” and “Emission trends (HFCs, PFCs and SF
6
)”, which is
included in an annex to this biennial report; (2) 20XX is the latest reported inventory year; (3) 1 kt CO
2
eq equals 1 Gg CO
2
eq.
Abbreviation: LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
The column “Base year” should be filled in only by those Parties with economies in transition that use a base year different from
1990 in accordance with the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties. For these Parties, this different base year is used to
calculate the percentage change in the final column of this table.
b
Includes net CO
2
, CH
4
and N
2
O from LULUCF.
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Table 1
(cont.) Emission trends (CO
2
)
Year
Submission
Country
GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND
SINK CATEGORIES
Base year
a
1990
(Years 1991 to latest
reported year)
Change from base to
latest reported year
(kt)
(%)
1. Energy
A. Fuel combustion (sectoral
approach)
1. Energy industries
2. Manufacturing
industries and
construction
3. Transport
4. Other sectors
5. Other
B. Fugitive emissions from
fuels
1. Solid fuels
2. Oil and natural gas
2. Industrial processes
A. Mineral products
B. Chemical industry
C. Metal production
D. Other production
E. Production of halocarbons
and SF
6
F. Consumption of halocarbons
and SF
6
G. Other
3. Solvent and other product use
4. Agriculture
A. Enteric fermentation
B. Manure management
C. Rice cultivation
D. Agricultural soils
E. Prescribed burning of
savannas
F. Field burning of agricultural
residues
G. Other
5. Land use, land-use change and
forestry
b
A. Forest land
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B. Cropland
C. Grassland
D. Wetlands
E. Settlements
F. Other land
G. Other
6. Waste
A. Solid waste disposal on land
B. Wastewater handling
C. Waste incineration
D. Other
7. Other (as specified in the
summary 1.A in the latest submitted
CRF)
Total CO
2
emissions including net
CO
2
from LULUCF
Total CO
2
emissions excluding net
CO
2
from LULUCF
Memo items:
International bunkers
Aviation
Marine
Multilateral operations
CO
2
emissions from biomass
Abbreviations: CRF = common reporting format, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
The column “Base year” should be filled in only by those Parties with economies in transition that use a base year different from 1990 in
accordance with the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties. For these Parties, this different base year is used to calculate the percentage
change in the final column of this table.
b
Fill in net emissions/removals as reported in table Summary 1.A of the latest reported inventory year. For the purposes of reporting, the signs
for removals are always negative (-) and for emissions positive (+).
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Table 1
(cont.) Emission trends (CH
4
)
Year
Submission
Country
GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND
SINK CATEGORIES
Base year
a
1990
(Years 1991 to latest
reported year)
Change from base to
latest reported year
(kt)
(%)
1. Energy
A. Fuel combustion (sectoral
approach)
1. Energy industries
2. Manufacturing industries
and construction
3. Transport
4. Other sectors
5. Other
B. Fugitive emissions from fuels
1. Solid fuels
2. Oil and natural gas
2. Industrial processes
A. Mineral products
B. Chemical industry
C. Metal production
D. Other production
E. Production of halocarbons and
SF
6
F. Consumption of halocarbons
and SF
6
G. Other
3. Solvent and other product use
4. Agriculture
A. Enteric fermentation
B. Manure management
C. Rice cultivation
D. Agricultural soils
E. Prescribed burning of
savannas
F. Field burning of agricultural
residues
G. Other
5. Land use, land-use change and
forestry
A. Forest land
B. Cropland
C. Grassland
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D. Wetlands
E. Settlements
F. Other land
G. Other
6. Waste
A. Solid waste disposal on land
B. Wastewater handling
C. Waste incineration
D. Other
7. Other (as specified in the summary
1.A in the latest submitted CRF)
Total CH
4
emissions including CH
4
from LULUCF
Total CH
4
emissions excluding CH
4
from LULUCF
Memo items:
International bunkers
Aviation
Marine
Multilateral operations
CO
2
emissions from biomass
Abbreviations: CRF = common reporting format, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
The column “Base year” should be filled in only by those Parties with economies in transition that use a base year different from 1990 in
accordance with the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties. For these Parties, this different base year is used to calculate the percentage
change in the final column of this table.
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Table 1
(cont.) Emission trends (N
2
O)
Year
Submission
Country
GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND SINK
CATEGORIES
Base year
a
1990
(Years 1991 to latest
reported year)
Change from base to
latest reported year
(kt)
(%)
1. Energy
A. Fuel combustion (sectoral
approach)
1. Energy industries
2. Manufacturing industries
and construction
3. Transport
4. Other sectors
5. Other
B. Fugitive emissions from fuels
1. Solid fuels
2. Oil and natural gas
2. Industrial processes
A. Mineral products
B. Chemical industry
C. Metal production
D. Other production
E. Production of halocarbons and
SF
6
F. Consumption of halocarbons and
SF
6
G. Other
3. Solvent and other product use
4. Agriculture
A. Enteric fermentation
B. Manure management
C. Rice cultivation
D. Agricultural soils
E. Prescribed burning of savannas
F. Field burning of agricultural
residues
G. Other
5. Land use, land-use change and
forestry
A. Forest land
B. Cropland
C. Grassland
D. Wetlands
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E. Settlements
F. Other land
G. Other
6. Waste
A. Solid waste disposal on land
B. Wastewater handling
C. Waste incineration
D. Other
7. Other (as specified in the summary
table in CRF)
Total N
2
O emissions including N
2
O
from LULUCF
Total N
2
O emissions excluding N
2
O
from LULUCF
Memo items:
International bunkers
Aviation
Marine
Multilateral operations
CO
2
emissions from biomass
Abbreviations: CRF = common reporting format, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
The column “Base year” should be filled in only by those Parties with economies in transition that use a base year different from 1990 in
accordance with the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties. For these Parties, this different base year is used to calculate the percentage
change in the final column of this table.
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Table 1
(cont.) Emission trends (HFCs, PFCs and SF
6
)
Year
Submission
Country
GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND SINK
CATEGORIES
Base year
a
1990
(Years 1991 to latest
reported year)
Change from base to
latest reported year
Chemical
GWP
b
(kt)
(%)
Emissions of HFCs
c
(kt CO
2
eq)
HFCs
HFC-23
HFC-23
11 700
HFC-32
HFC-32
650
HFC-41
HFC-41
150
HFC-43-10mee
HFC-43-
10mee
1 300
HFC-125
HFC-125
2 800
HFC-134
HFC-134
1 000
HFC-134a
HFC-134a
1 300
HFC-152a
HFC-152a
140
HFC-143
HFC-143
300
HFC-143a
HFC-143a
3 800
HFC-227ea
HFC-
227ea
2 900
HFC-236fa
HFC-
236fa
6 300
HFC-245ca
HFC-
245ca
560
Unspecified mix of listed
HFCs
d
(kt CO
2
eq)
Emissions of PFCs
c
(kt CO
2
eq)
PFCs
CF
4
CF
4
6 500
C
2
F
6
C
2
F
6
9 200
C
3
F
8
C
3
F
8
7 000
C
4
F
10
C
4
F
10
7 000
c-C
4
F
8
c-C
4
F
8
8 700
C
5
F
12
C
5
F
12
7 500
C
6
F
14
C
6
F
14
7 400
Unspecified mix of listed PFCs
d
(kt CO
2
eq)
Emissions of SF
6
c
(kt CO
2
eq)
SF
6
SF
6
23 900
Abbreviation: GWP = global warming potential.
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a
The column “Base year” should be filled in only by those Parties with economies in transition that use a base year different from 1990 in accordance with
the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties. For these Parties, this different base year is used to calculate the percentage change in the final column of
this table.
b
For the second and subsequent biennial reports, the global warming potential values need to be revised in accordance with decision 15/CP.17.
c
Enter actual emissions estimates. If only potential emissions estimates are available, these should be reported in this table and an indication for this be
provided in the documentation box. Only in these rows are the emissions expressed as CO
2
equivalent emissions.
d
In accordance with the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, Part I: UNFCCC
reporting guidelines on annual inventories”, HFC and PFC emissions should be reported for each relevant chemical. However, if it is not possible to report
values for each chemical (i.e. mixtures, confidential data, lack of disaggregation), this row could be used for reporting aggregate figures for HFCs and PFCs,
respectively. Note that the unit used for this row is kt of CO
2
equivalent and that appropriate notation keys should be entered in the cells for the individual
chemicals.
Documentation box:
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Table 2(a)
Description of quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: base year
a
Party
Base year /base period
_______________________
Emission reduction target
% of base year/base period
_______________________
% of 1990
b
__________________________
Period for reaching target
_______________________
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the
treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets.
b
Optional.
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Table 2(b)
Description of quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: gases and sectors covered
a
Gases covered
Base year for each gas (year):
CO
2
_______________________
CH
4
_______________________
N
2
O
_______________________
HFCs
_______________________
PFCs
_______________________
SF
6
_______________________
NF
3
_______________________
Other gases
_______________________
Sectors covered
b
Energy
Transport
c
Industrial processes
d
Agriculture
LULUCF
Waste
Other (specify)
Abbreviations: LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the treatment
of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets.
b
More than one selection will be allowed. If Parties use sectors other than those indicated above, the explanation of how these sectors relate to the sectors defined by the
IPCC should be provided.
c
Transport is reported as a subsector of the energy sector.
d
Industrial processes refer to the industrial processes and solvent and other product use sectors.
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Table 2(c)
Description of quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: global warming potential values (GWP)
a
Gases
GWP values
b
CO
2
_______________________
CH
4
_______________________
N
2
O
_______________________
HFCs
_______________________
PFCs
_______________________
SF
6
_______________________
NF
3
_______________________
Other gases
c
_______________________
Abbreviations: GWP = global warming potential
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the
treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets.
b
Please specify the reference for the GWP: Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or the Fourth Assessment Report of the
IPCC.
c
Specify.
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Table 2(d)
Description of quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: approach to counting emissions and removals from the LULUCF sector
a
Role of LULUCF
LULUCF in base year level and target
Included
Excluded
Contribution of LULUCF is calculated using
Land-based approach
Activity-based approach
Other (specify)
_____________________________
Abbreviation: LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the
treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets.
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Table 2(e)I
Description of quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: market-based mechanisms under the Convention
a
CERs
ERUs
AAUs
b
Carry-over units
c
Other mechanism units under the Convention (specify)
d
Possible scale of contributions
(estimated kt CO
2
eq)
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Abbreviations: AAU = assigned amount unit, CER = certified emission reduction, ERU = emission reduction unit.
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the
treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets.
b
AAUs issued to or purchased by a Party.
c
Units carried over from the first to the second commitment periods of the Kyoto Protocol, as described in decision 13/CMP.1 and consistent with decision XX /CMP.8.
d
As indicated in paragraph 5(e) of the guidelines contained in annex I of decision 2/CP.17.
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Table 2(e)II
Description of quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: other market-based mechanisms
a
(Specify)
Possible scale of contributions
(estimated kt CO
2
eq)
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the
treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets.
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Table 2(f)
Description of quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: any other information
a,b
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the
treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets.
b
This information could include information on the domestic legal status of the target or the total assigned amount of emission units for the period for reaching a target.
Some of this information is presented in the narrative part of the biennial report.
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Table 3
Progress in achievement of the quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: information on mitigation actions and their effects
Name of mitigation
action
a
Sector(s)
affected
b
GHG(s)
affected
Objective and/
or activity
affected
Type of
instrument
c
Status of
implementation
d
Brief
description
e
Start year of
implementation
Implementing entity or
entities
Estimate of
mitigation impact
(not cumulative, in
kt CO
2
eq)
20XX
f
2020
Note: The two final columns specify the year identified by the Party for estimating impacts (based on the status of the measure and whether an ex post or ex ante
estimation is available).
Abbreviations: GHG = greenhouse gas; LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
Parties should use an asterisk (*) to indicate that a mitigation action is included in the ‘with measures’ projection.
b
To the extent possible, the following sectors should be used: energy, transport, industry/industrial processes, agriculture, forestry/LULUCF, waste
management/waste, other sectors, cross-cutting, as appropriate.
c
To the extent possible, the following types of instrument should be used: economic, fiscal, voluntary agreement, regulatory, information, education, research,
other.
d
To the extent possible, the following descriptive terms should be used to report on the status of implementation: implemented, adopted, planned.
e
Additional information may be provided on the cost of the mitigation actions and the relevant timescale.
f
Optional year or years deemed relevant by the Party.
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Table 4
Reporting on progress
a, b
Year
c
Total emissions
excluding LULUCF
(kt CO
2
eq)
Contribution
from LULUCF
d
(kt CO
2
eq)
Quantity of units from
market based
mechanisms under the
Convention (number of
units and kt CO
2
eq )
Quantity of units from
other market based
mechanisms (number of
units and kt CO
2
eq)
Base year/base period
(specify)
2010
2011
2012
Abbreviation: GHG = greenhouse gas, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the
position of other Parties with regard to the treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other
market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets.
b
For the base year, information reported on the emission reduction target shall include the following: (a) total GHG
emissions, excluding emissions and removals from the LULUCF sector; (b) emissions and/or removals from the LULUCF
sector based on the accounting approach applied taking into consideration any relevant decisions of the Conference of the
Parties and the activities and/or land that will be accounted for; (c) total GHG emissions, including emissions and removals
from the LULUCF sector. For each reported year, information reported on progress made towards the emission reduction
targets shall include, in addition to the information noted in paragraphs 9(a–c) of the UNFCCC biennial reporting guidelines for
developed country Parties, information on the use of units from market-based mechanisms.
c
Parties may add additional rows for years other than those specified below.
d
Information in this column should be consistent with the information reported in table 4(a)I or 4(a)II, as appropriate. The
Parties for which all relevant information on the LULUCF contribution is reported in table 1 of this common tabular format can
refer to table 1.
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Table 4(a)I
Progress in achieving the quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets – further information on mitigation actions relevant to the contribution
of the land use, land-use change and forestry sector in 20XX-3
a, b
Net GHG emissions/removals
from LULUCF categories
c
Base year/period or
reference level value
d
Contribution from
LULUCF
for reported year
Cumulative contribution
from LULUCF
e
(kt CO
2
eq)
Accounting approach
f
(kt CO
2
eq)
(kt CO
2
eq)
(kt CO
2
eq)
Total LULUCF
A: Forest land
1. Forest land remaining forest
land
2. Land converted to forest land
3. Other (please specify)
g
B. Cropland
1. Cropland remaining cropland
2. Land converted to cropland
3. Other (please specify)
g
C. Grassland
1. Grassland remaining grassland
2. Land converted to grassland
3. Other (please specify)
g
D. Wetlands
1. Wetlands remaining wetlands
2. Land converted to wetlands
3. Other (please specify)
g
E. Settlements
1. Settlements remaining
settlements
2. Land converted to settlements
3. Other (please specify)
g
F. Other land
1. Other land remaining other land
2. Land converted to other land
3. Other
g
G. Other (please specify)
g
Harvested wood products
Abbreviations: GHG = greenhouse gas, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the
treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets.
b
Parties that use the LULUCF approach that is based on table 1 do not need to complete this table, but should indicate the approach in table 2. Parties should fill in a
separate table for each year, namely 20XX-3 and 20XX-2, where 20XX is the reporting year.
c
For each category, enter the net emissions or removals reported in the most recent inventory submission for the corresponding inventory year. If a category differs from
that used for the reporting under the Convention or its Kyoto Protocol, explain in the biennial report how the value was derived.
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d
Enter one reference level or base year/period value for each category. Explain in the biennial report how these values have been calculated.
e
If applicable to the accounting approach chosen. Explain in this biennial report to which years or period the cumulative contribution refers to.
f
Label each accounting approach and indicate where additional information is provided within this biennial report explaining how it was implemented, including all
relevant accounting parameters (i.e. natural disturbances, caps).
g
Specify what was used for the category “other”. Explain in this biennial report how each was defined and how it relates to the categories used for reporting under the
Convention or its Kyoto Protocol.
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Table 4(a)II
Progress in achievement of the quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets – further information on mitigation actions relevant to the
counting of emissions and removals from the land use, land-use change and forestry sector in relation to activities under Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4,
of the Kyoto Protocol
a,b, c
GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND SINK
ACTIVITIES
Base year
d
Net emissions/removals
e
Accounting
parameters
h
Accounting
quantity
i
2008
2009
...
f
Total
g
(kt CO
2
eq)
A. Article 3, paragraph 3, activities
A.1. Afforestation and reforestation
A.1.1. Units of land not harvested since
the beginning of the commitment period
j
A.1.2. Units of land harvested since the
beginning of the commitment period
j
A.2. Deforestation
B. Article 3, paragraph 4, activities
B.1. Forest management (if elected)
3.3 offset
k
Forest management cap
l
B.2. Cropland management (if elected)
B.3. Grazing land management (if elected)
B.4. Revegetation (if elected)
Note: 1 kt CO
2
eq equals 1 Gg CO
2
eq.
Abbreviations: CRF = common reporting format, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with
regard to the treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified
economy-wide emission reduction targets.
b
Developed country Parties with a quantified economy-wide emission reduction target as communicated to the secretariat and contained in document
FCCC/SB/2011/INF.1/Rev.1 or any update to that document, that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, may use table 4(a)II for reporting of accounting quantities if
LULUCF is contributing to the attainment of that target.
c
Parties can include references to the relevant parts of the national inventory report, where accounting methodologies regarding LULUCF are further
described in the documentation box or in the biennial reports.
d
Net emissions and removals in the Party’s base year, as established by decision 9/CP.2.
e
All values are reported in the information table on accounting for activities under Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Kyoto Protocol, of the CRF for the
relevant inventory year as reported in the current submission and are automatically entered in this table.
f
Additional columns for relevant years should be added, if applicable.
g
Cumulative net emissions and removals for all years of the commitment period reported in the current submission.
h
The values in the cells “3.3 offset” and “Forest management cap” are absolute values.
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i
The accounting quantity is the total quantity of units to be added to or subtracted from a Party’s assigned amount for a particular activity in accordance with
the provisions of Article 7, paragraph 4, of the Kyoto Protocol.
j
In accordance with paragraph 4 of the annex to decision 16/CMP.1, debits resulting from harvesting during the first commitment period following
afforestation and reforestation since 1990 shall not be greater than the credits accounted for on that unit of land.
k
In accordance with paragraph 10 of the annex to decision 16/CMP.1, for the first commitment period a Party included in Annex I that incurs a net source of
emissions under the provisions of Article 3 paragraph 3, may account for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks in areas
under forest management under Article 3, paragraph 4, up to a level that is equal to the net source of emissions under the provisions of Article 3, paragraph 3, but
not greater than 9.0 megatonnes of carbon times five, if the total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks in the managed forest
since 1990 is equal to, or larger than, the net source of emissions incurred under Article 3, paragraph 3.
l
In accordance with paragraph 11 of the annex to decision 16/CMP.1, for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol only, additions to and
subtractions from the assigned amount of a Party resulting from Forest management under Article 3, paragraph 4, after the application of paragraph 10 of the
annex to decision 16/CMP.1 and resulting from forest management project activities undertaken under Article 6, shall not exceed the value inscribed in the
appendix of the annex to decision 16/CMP.1, times five.
Documentation box:
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Table 4(b)
Reporting on progress
a, b, c
Kyoto Protocol units
d
(kt CO
2
eq)
Other units
,d,e
(kt CO
2
eq)
AAUs
ERUs
CERs
tCERs
lCERs
Units from market-based
mechanisms under the
Convention
Units from other
market-based
mechanisms
20XX-3
20XX-2
20XX-3
Year X-2
20XX-3
20XX-2
20XX-3
20XX-2
20XX-3
20XX-2
20XX-3
20XX-2
20XX-3
20XX-2
Quantity of units
20XX-3
20XX-2
Total
Note: 20XX is the latest reporting year.
Abbreviations: AAUs = assigned amount units, CERs = certified emission reductions, ERUs = emission reduction units, lCERs = long-term certified emission reductions,
tCERs = temporary certified emission reductions.
a
Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the
treatment of units from market-based mechanisms under the Convention or other market-based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets.
b
For each reported year, information reported on progress made towards the emission reduction target shall include, in addition to the information noted in paragraphs 9(a-c)
of the reporting guidelines, on the use of units from market-based mechanisms.
c
Parties may include this information, as appropriate and if relevant to their target.
d
Units surrendered by that Party for that year that have not been previously surrendered by that or any other Party.
e
Additional columns for each market-based mechanism should be added, if applicable.
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Table 5
Summary of key variables and assumptions used in the projections analysis
a
Historical
b
Projected
Key
underlying
assumptions
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2011
…
…
2015
2020
2025
2030
a
Parties should include key underlying assumptions as appropriate.
b
Parties should include historical data used to develop the greenhouse gas projections reported.
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Table 6(a)
Information on updated greenhouse gas projections under a ‘with measures’ scenario
a
GHG emissions and removals
b
(kt CO
2
eq)
GHG emission projections
(kt CO
2
eq)
Base
year
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
20XX
c
-3
2020
2030
Sector
d,e
Energy
Transport
Industry/industrial
processes
Agriculture
Forestry/LULUCF
Waste management/waste
Other (specify)
Gas
CO
2
emissions including
net CO
2
from LULUCF
CO
2
emissions excluding
net CO
2
from LULUCF
CH
4
emissions including
CH
4
from LULUCF
CH
4
emissions excluding
CH
4
from LULUCF
N
2
O emissions including
N
2
O
from LULUCF
N
2
O emissions excluding
N
2
O
from LULUCF
HFCs
PFCs
SF
6
Other (specify, e.g. NF
3
)
Total with LULUCF
f
Total without LULUCF
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Abbreviations: GHG = greenhouse gas, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
In accordance with the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention,
Part II: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on national communications”, at a minimum Parties shall report a ‘with measures’ scenario, and may
report ‘without measures’ and ‘with additional measures’ scenarios. If a Party chooses to report ‘without measures’ and/or ‘with additional
measures’ scenarios they are to use tables 6(b) and/or 6(c), respectively. If a Party does not choose to report ‘without measures’ or ‘with
additional measures’ scenarios then it should not include tables 6(b) or 6(c) in the biennial report.
b
Emissions and removals reported in these columns should be as reported in the latest GHG inventory and consistent with the emissions
and removals reported in the table on GHG emissions and trends provided in this biennial report. Where the sectoral breakdown differs from
that reported in the GHG inventory Parties should explain in their biennial report how the inventory sectors relate to the sectors reported in
this table.
c
20XX is the reporting due-date year (i.e. 2014 for the first biennial report).
d
In accordance with paragraph 34 of the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to
the Convention, Part II: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on national communications”, projections shall be presented on a sectoral basis, to the
extent possible, using the same sectoral categories used in the policies and measures section. This table should follow, to the extent possible,
the same sectoral categories as those listed in paragraph 17 of those guidelines, namely, to the extent appropriate, the following sectors
should be considered: energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management.
e
To the extent possible, the following sectors should be used: energy, transport, industry/industrial processes, agriculture,
forestry/LULUCF, waste management/waste, other sectors (i.e. cross-cutting), as appropriate.
f
Parties may choose to report total emissions with or without LULUCF, as appropriate.
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Table 6(b)
Information on updated greenhouse gas projections under a ‘without measures’ scenario
a
GHG emissions and removals
b
(kt CO
2
eq)
GHG emission projections
(kt CO
2
eq)
Base year
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
20XX
c
-3
2020
2030
Sector
d,e
Energy
Transport
Industry/industrial
processes
Agriculture
Forestry/LULUCF
Waste management/waste
Other (specify)
Gas
CO
2
emissions including
net CO
2
from LULUCF
CO
2
emissions excluding
net CO
2
from LULUCF
CH
4
emissions including
CH
4
from LULUCF
CH
4
emissions excluding
CH
4
from LULUCF
N
2
O emissions including
N
2
O
from LULUCF
N
2
O emissions excluding
N
2
O
from LULUCF
HFCs
PFCs
SF
6
Other (specify, e.g. NF
3
)
Total with LULUCF
f
Total without LULUCF
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Abbreviations: GHG = greenhouse gas, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
In accordance with the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention,
Part II: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on national communications”, at a minimum Parties shall report a ‘with measures’ scenario, and may
report ‘without measures’ and ‘with additional measures’ scenarios. If a Party chooses to report ‘without measures’ and/or ‘with additional
measures’ scenarios they are to use tables 6(b) and/or 6(c), respectively. If a Party does not choose to report ‘without measures’ or ‘with
additional measures’ scenarios then it should not include tables 6(b) or 6(c) in the biennial report.
b
Emissions and removals reported in these columns should be as reported in the latest GHG inventory and consistent with the
emissions and removals reported in the table on GHG emissions and trends provided in this biennial report. Where the sectoral breakdown
differs from that reported in the GHG inventory Parties should explain in their biennial report how the inventory sectors relate to the sectors
reported in this table.
c
20XX is the reporting due-date year (i.e. 2014 for the first biennial report).
d
In accordance with paragraph 34 of the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to
the Convention, Part II: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on national communications”, projections shall be presented on a sectoral basis, to
the extent possible, using the same sectoral categories used in the policies and measures section. This table should follow, to the extent
possible, the same sectoral categories as those listed in paragraph 17 of those guidelines, namely, to the extent appropriate, the following
sectors should be considered: energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management.
e
To the extent possible, the following sectors should be used: energy, transport, industry/industrial processes, agriculture,
forestry/LULUCF, waste management/waste, other sectors (i.e. cross-cutting), as appropriate.
f
Parties may choose to report total emissions with or without LULUCF, as appropriate.
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Table 6(c)
Information on updated greenhouse gas projections under a ‘with additional measures’ scenario
a
GHG emissions and removals
b
(kt CO
2
eq)
GHG emission projections
(kt CO
2
eq)
Base year
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
20XX
c
-3
2020
2030
Sector
d,e
Energy
Transport
Industry/industrial
processes
Agriculture
Forestry/LULUCF
Waste management/waste
Other (specify)
Gas
CO
2
emissions including
net CO
2
from LULUCF
CO
2
emissions excluding
net CO
2
from LULUCF
CH
4
emissions including
CH
4
from LULUCF
CH
4
emissions excluding
CH
4
from LULUCF
N
2
O emissions including
N
2
O
from LULUCF
N
2
O emissions excluding
N
2
O
from LULUCF
HFCs
PFCs
SF
6
Other (specify, e.g. NF
3
)
Total with LULUCF
f
Total without LULUCF
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Abbreviations: GHG = greenhouse gas, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.
a
In accordance with the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention,
Part II: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on national communications”, at a minimum Parties shall report a ‘with measures’ scenario, and may
report ‘without measures’ and ‘with additional measures’ scenarios. If a Party chooses to report ‘without measures’ and/or ‘with additional
measures’ scenarios they are to use tables 6(b) and/or 6(c), respectively. If a Party does not choose to report ‘without measures’ or ‘with
additional measures’ scenarios then it should not include tables 6(b) or 6(c) in the biennial report.
b
Emissions and removals reported in these columns should be as reported in the latest GHG inventory and consistent with the
emissions and removals reported in the table on GHG emissions and trends provided in this biennial report. Where the sectoral breakdown
differs from that reported in the GHG inventory Parties should explain in their biennial report how the inventory sectors relate to the sectors
reported in this table.
c
20XX is the reporting due-date year (i.e. 2014 for the first biennial report).
d
In accordance with paragraph 34 of the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to
the Convention, Part II: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on national communications”, projections shall be presented on a sectoral basis, to
the extent possible, using the same sectoral categories used in the policies and measures section. This table should follow, to the extent
possible, the same sectoral categories as those listed in paragraph 17 of those guidelines, namely, to the extent appropriate, the following
sectors should be considered: energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management.
e
To the extent possible, the following sectors should be used: energy, transport, industry/industrial processes, agriculture,
forestry/LULUCF, waste management/waste, other sectors (i.e. cross-cutting), as appropriate.
f
Parties may choose to report total emissions with or without LULUCF, as appropriate.
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Table 7
Provision of public financial support: summary information in 20XX-3
a
Year
Allocation channels
Domestic currency
USD
b
Core/
general
c
Climate-specific
d
Core/
general
c
Climate-specific
d
Mitigation
Adaptation
Cross-
cutting
e
Other
f
Mitigation
Adaptation
Cross-
cutting
e
Other
f
Total contributions
through multilateral
channels:
Multilateral climate
change funds
g
Other multilateral
climate change funds
h
Multilateral financial
institutions, including
regional development
banks
Specialized United
Nations bodies
Total contributions
through bilateral,
regional and other
channels
Total
Abbreviation: USD = United States dollars.
a
Parties should fill in a separate table for each year, namely 20XX-3 and 20XX-2, where 20XX is the reporting year.
b
Parties should provide an explanation on methodology used for currency exchange for the information provided in table 7, 7(a) and 7(b) in the box below.
c
This refers to support to multilateral institutions that Parties cannot specify as climate-specific.
d
Parties should explain in their biennial reports how they define funds as being climate-specific.
e
This refers to funding for activities which are cross-cutting across mitigation and adaptation.
f
Please specify.
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g
Multilateral climate change funds listed in paragraph 17(a) of the “UNFCCC biennial reporting guidelines for developed country Parties” in decision 2/CP.17.
h
Other multilateral climate change funds as referred in paragraph 17(b) of the “UNFCCC biennial reporting guidelines for developed country Parties” in decision 2/CP.17.
Each Party shall provide an indication of what new and additional financial resources they have provided, and clarify how they have determined that such resources are new
and additional. Please provide this information in relation to table 7(a) and table 7(b).
Documentation box:
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Table 7(a)
Provision of public financial support: contribution through multilateral channels in 20XX-3
a
Donor funding
Total amount
Status
b
Funding
source
Financial instrument
Type of
support
Sector
c
Core/general
d
Climate-specific
e
Provided
Committed
Pledged
ODA
OOF
Other
f
Grant
Concessional loan
Non-concessional
loan
Equity
Other
f
Mitigation
Adaptation
Cross-cutting
g
Other
f
Energy
Transport
Industry
Agriculture
Forestry
Water and sanitation
Cross-cutting
Other
f
Not applicable
Domestic
currency
USD
Domestic
currency
USD
Multilateral climate change funds
1. Global Environment Facility
2. Least Developed Countries Fund
3. Special Climate Change Fund
4. Adaptation Fund
5. Green Climate Fund
6. UNFCCC Trust Fund for
Supplementary Activities
7. Other multilateral climate change
funds
Subtotal
Multilateral financial institutions,
including
regional development banks
1. World Bank
2. International Finance Corporation
3. African Development Bank
4. Asian Development Bank
5. European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development
6. Inter-American Development Bank
7. Other
Subtotal
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Table 7(a) (cont.)
Provision of public financial support: contribution through multilateral channels in 20XX-3
a
Specialized United Nations bodies
1. United Nations Development
Programme
(specific programmes)
2. United Nations Environment
Programme
(specific programmes)
3. Other
Subtotal
Total
Abbreviations: ODA = official development assistance, OOF = other official flows.
a
Parties should fill in a separate table for each year, namely 20XX-3 and 20XX-2, where 20XX is the reporting year.
b
Parties should explain, in their biennial reports, the methodologies used to specify the funds as provided, committed and/or pledged. Parties will provide the
information for as many status categories as appropriate in the following order of priority: provided, committed, pledged.
c
Parties may select several applicable sectors. Parties may report sectoral distribution, as applicable, under “Other”.
d
This refers to support to multilateral institutions that Parties cannot specify as climate-specific.
e
Parties should explain in their biennial reports how they define funds as being climate-specific.
f
Please specify.
g
This refers to funding for activities which are cross-cutting across mitigation and adaptation.
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Table 7(b)
Provision of public financial support: contribution through bilateral, regional and other channels in 20XX-3
a
Recipient country/
region/project/programme
b
Total amount
Status
c
Funding
source
Financial
instrument
Type of
support
Sector
,d
Additional
Information
e
Climate-specific
f
Provided,
Committed,
Pledged
ODA
OOF
Other
g
Grant
Concessional loan
Non-concessional
loan
Equity
Other
g
Mitigation
Adaptation
Cross-cutting
h
Other
g
Energy
Transport
Industry
Agriculture
Forestry
Water and sanitation
Cross-cutting
Other
g
Domestic
currency
USD
Abbreviations: ODA = official development assistance, OOF = other official flows; USD = United States dollars.
a
Parties should fill in a separate table for each year, namely 20XX-3 and 20XX-2, where 20XX is the reporting year.
b
Parties should report, to the extent possible, on details contained in this table.
c
Parties should explain, in their biennial reports, the methodologies used to specify the funds as provided, committed and/or pledged. Parties will provide the
information for as many status categories as appropriate in the following order of priority: provided, committed, pledged.
d
Parties may select several applicable sectors. Parties may report sectoral distribution, as applicable, under “Other”.
e
Parties should report, as appropriate, on project details and the implementing agency.
f
Parties should explain in their biennial reports how they define funds as being climate-specific.
g
Please specify.
h
This refers to funding for activities which are cross-cutting across mitigation and adaptation.
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Table 8
Provision of technology development and transfer support
a,b
Recipient country
and/or
region
Targeted
area
Measures and
activities
related to
technology
transfer
Sector
c
Source of the
funding for
technology transfer
Activities
undertaken by
Status
Additional
information
d
Mitigation
Adaptation
Mitigation and
adaptation
Energy
Transport
Industry
Agriculture
Water and
sanitation
Other
Private
Public
Private and public
Private
Public
Private and public
Implemented
Planned
a
To be reported to the extent possible.
b
The tables should include measures and activities since the last national communication or biennial report.
c
Parties may report sectoral disaggregation, as appropriate.
d
Additional information may include, for example, funding for technology development and transfer provided, a short description of the
measure or activity and co-financing arrangements.
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Table 9
Provision of capacity-building support
a
Recipient country/
region
Targeted area
Programme or
project title
Description of programme
or project
b,c
Mitigation
Adaptation
Technology development and transfer
Multiple areas
a
To be reported to the extent possible.
b
Each Party included in Annex II to the Convention shall provide information, to the extent possible,
on how it has provided capacity-building support that responds to the existing and emerging capacity-
building needs identified by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention in the areas of mitigation,
adaptation and technology development and transfer.
c
Additional information may be provided on, for example, the measure or activity and co-financing
arrangements.
9
th
plenary meeting
8 December 2012
